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Critical Care Newsletter
U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Top a Quarter Million
THURSDAY, Nov. 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The United States crossed a grim threshold on...
Covid-19: FDA Grants EUA for First At-Home Self-Test Kit
Patients can test themselves and get results in 30 minutes or less WASHINGTON —The FDA issued an...
Covid-19: Early Trial Results Show Immune Response for CoronaVac Vaccine
Neutralizing antibodies were lower than seen in recovered Covid patients Early data on the...
FDA Names Remdesivir First Approved Covid-19 Tx
Much-touted antiviral drug gains full approval following EUA WASHINGTON — The FDA granted full...
FDA Convenes Advisors to Get ’Ducks in a Row’ for Covid-19 Vaccine
Advisory committee will set the bar for acceptable evidence for vaccine EUA The FDA’s Vaccines and...
Urban Hospitals of Last Resort Cling to Life in Time of Covid
Victor Coronado felt lightheaded one morning last month when he stood up to grab an iced tea. The...
24.4 Percent of U.K. Health Care Workers Positive for SARS-CoV-2
MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The overall prevalence of severe acute respiratory...
Baricitinib May Shorten Recovery Time in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Using an anti-inflammatory medicine along with the...
Effectiveness of Inhaled COVID-19 Vaccines to Be Studied
MONDAY, Sept. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A study to assess the effectiveness of two...
Widespread Avoidance of Medical Care Found Due to COVID-19 Concerns
THURSDAY, Sept. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — There was widespread reporting of avoidance of...
Suctioning-Guided Strategy for Removal Reduces Trach Tube Time
Protocol associated with less pneumonia, shorter hospital stays Patients in ICUs with respiratory failure requiring tracheostomy tubes had shorter time to tube removal when their readiness for removal was based on the frequency...
